Iconic singer-actress dies at 76: See the best pictures of her from early in her career
Singer-actress Jane Birkin died at the age of 76 on July 16, 2023. And on July 24, stars including actress Catherine Deneuve, singer-actress Vanessa Paradis and France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, descended upon Paris’s Church of Saint-Roch for the funeral in which Jane’s daughters, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon, carried their mother’s coffin into the service.
Iconic singer-actress dies at 76: See the best pictures of her from early in her career
Jane — seen here in a portrait taken in the ’60s — made a name for herself during that decade, starting in film before moving on to music. The beauty was also renowned for inspiring the iconic Hermes Birkin bag after sitting next to the fashion house’s chief executive, Jean-Louis Dumas, in the ’80s and remarking on the need for a good leather weekend bag.
Iconic singer-actress dies at 76: See the best pictures of her from early in her career
Look back at more photos of the beauty over the years…